Neil Young

Building the “Powered By” Ecosystem at Zapier

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

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Experience

  • Zapier ()
    • Sr. Business Development Manager
      Feb 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    • Business Development Manager
      Nov 2023 - Feb 2026 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Business Development Consultant at That Young Guy LLC
    Apr 2023 - Nov 2023 · 8 mos

  • Business Development Specialist at Precious Fur Cat Sitting
    Jan 2023 - Nov 2023 · 11 mos

    Collaborating with the CEO and team to improve operational workflows, ramp strategic marketing efforts, and grow the Precious Fur business.

  • Twitter (8 yrs 7 mos)
    • Sr. Business Development Manager, Developer Platform
      Jun 2022 - Jan 2023 · 8 mos

      Led partner strategy and secured commitments from major media brands to pilot a net-new, 0-to-1 experimental API product surface. Aligned and drove the cross-functional team to develop and execute go-to-market launch plans.

    • Business Development Manager, Developer Platform
      Apr 2020 - Jun 2022 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      The Business Development team unlocked new opportunities to serve the public conversation by partnering externally to experiment and validate new API capabilities, use cases, and markets for Twitter's Developer Platform. Prospected, structured, and executed 2 first-of-its kind partnerships with developers serving the critical customer problem of health and safety.

    • Business Development Manager, Publisher Products
      Jun 2018 - Apr 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos

      Developed and maintained an ecosystem of external developer partners responsible for contributing 10% of global Amplify revenue and more than 1.6M annual media uploads from Twitter's content partners. Established API product expertise and drove adoption, troubleshooting, and feature development.

  • Technical Account Manager at SnappyTV (Acquired by Twitter)
    Sep 2011 - Jul 2014 · 2 yrs 11 mos

    Touched nearly every part of the customer lifecycle, from product demos with prospective clients through technical integration to daily relationship management. I owned relationships with 30+ publishing partners, including major sports leagues, broadcasters, and event owners.